In the face of ongoing, man-made climate change, what is an individual to do? Wait for the government to come with this meaningful actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Or start doing what can be done right at home or in office? That approach is being offered by a new book from the Union of […]
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Recent air pollution studies near the Amtrak station in Rensselaer raise questions about whether exhaust emissions from idling diesel trains are making the air in the neighborhood unsafe to breathe. Our guests this week will be Susan Lawrence, of the Hudson Mohawk Group of the Sierra Club, and Michele Peart, of Concerned Citizens of Rensselaer. […]
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Sorry for the delay in getting this up. Last Saturday, 16 March our guest was Jim Bonesteel, president of the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, who talked about the group’s draft plan to protect and encourage the plateau that covers much of eastern Rensselaer County. At 105,000 acres, the plateau is the fifth-largest intact forest in the […]
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One of the most scenic treasures in the Capital Region is the Rensselaer Plateau. Many people are most likely aware of it as the home of Grafton Lakes State Park and its popular beach. But there is a lot more to the plateau than that. At 105,000 acres, the plateau stretches across eastern Rennselaer County, […]
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The head of a leading Albany environmental lobbying group, Environmental Advocates of New York, is stepping down to take a post with a national environmental group’s water and climate effort. Per a release from EANY: After nine years leading Environmental Advocates of New York, Executive Director Rob Moore will be joining the National Resources Defense […]
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Robert Hallman is out as the state’s top environmental and energy advisor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose administration confirmed his resignation last week. Hallman had held the post of secretary for environment and energy for about a year. He operated largerly behind the scenes, making few public appearances or statements at a time when the state […]
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